Dal fry recipe | Dal fry with toor dal

Dal fry is made with toor dal mostly (split pigeon peas), an easy to cook, comfort food that goes well with steamed rice and some have it with roti/ phulkas too. I like it with both😃.My favourite dish in North Indian cuisine! Whenever I get a chance to go to a North Indian restaurant,my order will be Dal fry with steamed rice and kadai paneer…. My ever green combo! Today I just felt like making this at home and here’s the recipe…Thanks to Sangeeta for the recipe!

I have added tadka on top which is not a part of dal fry recipe, still I love the way it looks so, I added a tadka over it, which actually is the main difference between dal fry and dal tadka. I make dal fry with toor dal by cooking dal first and then adding it and cook further along with tempered jeera, tomato and other masalas. And I keep dal tadka simple with moong dal and a tadka on top (either like the one you see below or like the one I posted here). Just my way of making dal tadka and dal fry, though there are numerous variations.

To Temper

Ghee – 1 tbspCumin seeds – 1 tsp

Lemon Juice to squeeze on top before serving (optional).

Step by step method:

Pressure cook dal, with enough water (I used 1 & 1/2 cups water), a drop of ghee, ginger, asafoetida and turmeric for 5 whistles. (I soak the dal if quality is not good, cook in medium flame after first whistle). Once done, just mash it little to make it creamy.

delish looking daal.. lovely lovely presentation n awesome clicks.. loved the cute balti server.. first time here.. you have such a wonderful space with awesome recipes.. book marked many of them.. glad 2 find you 🙂

Hi, delurking, tried your mix veg kurma, and it turned out so good. I tried cauliflower and peas gravy yesterday, and it was a hit too. I am not a pro and whenever I try something from a foodblog most of the time it is a miss but not yours. Your pics r awesome, which make is ur camera. Ur pics r so drool worthy and makes me want to eat all the time which is not good for me..hehe. Keep up the good work.

Hi Raji,I just finished making this recipe and I must tell you its better than the one made in restaurants. It would be great if you could post the recipe for the curry in the picture(the one with the potato,cauliflower,capsicum & tomato). Thanks in advance.

Hello, I just made this recipe and I must tell you its tastes great. I'm just curious to know recipe of the curry(the one with the potato and cauliflower) you had along with this recipe.Thanks in advance

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